Commencement Date: Term 1 - 17 January 2026
Employment Type: Full-Time, Fixed Term Leadership Position - 5 years (This position holds a full-time, permanent Teaching position)
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience - DP1 $153,276 to DP4 $164,999 FTE Gross per annum +12.75% Super
Closing Date for Applications: 5.00pm, Sunday 12 October 2025
Applicants should note that as part of the hiring process a criminal history check and a bankruptcy check will be completed
The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services. The College offers individualised and flexible multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. The College provides a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices that acknowledges young people’s complex education and social needs and empowers them to identify and pursue individual transition to adulthood, further education, employment, back to a mainstream school setting and importantly a connection to the community. Staff at the College will be multi-disciplinary in response to the diverse needs of young people and their families.
The College is a registered Special Assistance School across three campuses located within Edmonton. Manoora and the main campus in Cooktown. Cooktown has an enrolment for 38 young people in. The Cooktown campus includes a 32-bed years 7 to 12 residential unit for weekly boarders. While Manoora and Edmonton provide alternative educational pathways via day schooling for young people in years 7 to 12.
Young people who attend Holy Spirit College include Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons including:
The Deputy Principal - Head of Campus is the delegated leader of their campus, overseeing the daily operations of their site, holding the delegated responsibility from the College Principal in the areas of Safeguarding, Learning and Peadagogy, Diversity and Inclusion, Risk, Compliance and HR.
Strategically, the Deputy Principal - Head of Campus, with the support of the College Principal, is also responsible for the promotion and implementation of the College’s vision, purpose, philosophies, practices, policies and educational programs along with the provision of a pastoral environment for students and staff.
The Deputy Principal - Head of Campus is the direct line manager for onsite staff, and reports directly to the College Principal. The role recieves significant support from the College Administrative Team, particuarly in the area of Compliance, Learning and Peadagogy, Diversity and Inclusion, Finance, HR, Safeguarding and Risk.
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description 
Deputy Principal - Head of Campus Manoora HSC.pdf
Apply via the 'Employee Login' tab on the homepage of the Careers website
Lucas Felstead, College Principal
P: 4252 9100
E: principal.holyspirit@cns.catholic.edu.au
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
To understand our commitment and initiatives to truth telling, healing and reconciliation view our Reconciliation Action Plan
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
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